prestado

In a sentence

• Me prestaron un libro interesante.

  They lent me an interesting book.

  Here, 'prestaron' is the third person plural past form of 'prestar', meaning 'to lend'. It demonstrates someone lending something to the speaker.

• Este lápiz está prestado, así que te lo debo devolver pronto.

  This pencil is borrowed, so I must return it to you soon.

  In this sentence, 'prestado' is used as an adjective indicating the borrowed state of the pencil.

• Siempre que pido algo prestado, lo cuido bien.

  Whenever I borrow something, I take good care of it.

  Here, 'prestado' is part of the phrase 'pedir algo prestado', which means 'to borrow something'. It complements the verb 'pedir' in this expression.